ACC Friday Edition

U of F pres lives in DC, Covid funds for hitmen, The Ramaswamy/Haley tiff, WeCrashed, Libertarian mayor elected in big city, Israel raises flag over Gaza, More...

Nov 10, 2023

OK we did not know that Ben Sasse (former senator from Nebraska) is now the University of Florida’s president. OK, that’s wierd but we could see it. (He rsigned his senate seat for the job.) That he continues to work out of Washington DC and not Gainesville Florida raises an eyebrow. Plus there’s some other stuff.

(From Yahoo News)
James Wegmann, who was Sasse’s chief publicist, is now UF’s new vice president for communications, at a starting salary of $432,000, according to the Alligator, which noted that his predecessor, a media relations employee since 1996, had been paid just $270,000.
Raymond Sass, who was Sasse’s Senate chief of staff, is UF’s vice president for innovation and partnerships, a new position. His starting salary is $396,000, more than twice the $181,677 he earned in his last year on Capitol Hill.

Gang members used COVID relief funds to hire hitmen

The fun that is Ramaswamy and Haley

They hate each other’s guts and that’s about the only thing that has made the GOP debates semi-intersting.

The cautionary tragedy of WeWork and the zero interest rate delusion

WeCrashed.

A “registered Libertarian” becomes mayor of one of America’s 50 largest cities

And right on cue the age old, “Is she a REAL libertarian?” question is asked. Not that in this case it really matters.

The Holidays are coming

Should CalPERS fire everyone and just buy some ETFs?

Yes and the sooner the better. Also you might want to think about how much you are paying yourt financial advisor.

CalPERS would have been better off just firing their whole staff and buying some ETFs. Should they call Steve Edmundson? It would certainly make the record keeping a lot easier!

Plus, they would save hundreds of millions a year on operating costs and external fund fees. Cumulatively over the years, the costs run well into the billions.

How Grok, Elon Musk's 'rebellious' AI bot, differs from the others

First, it learns from real time informatrion via X.

Israel raises its flag in The Gaza Strip

And then they came for Bart Simpson (And Homer)

World’s first whole-eye transplant is a success

This is pretty awesome. You’re editor once lost sight in one eye and had it fully restored.

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